Albertans diagnosed with cancer are waiting three to four times longer than recommended standards for cancer specialists, and an emergency room doctor says more patients are finding out they have cancer than ever before. As Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports, the president of the Alberta Medical Association says the Alberta government must improve recruitment of oncologists to the province.
Doing this now can eventually lead to chronic anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, depression, high blood pressure, over-eating, substance abuse, and burn-out.
The 56-year-old Canadian singer has been experiencing symptoms of SPS for the last 17 years.
A single mum diagnosed with two rare cancers just six weeks apart had to have SIX ORGANS REMOVED - including her ovaries, uterus and cervix. Hayley Shaw, 44, previously led an active lifestyle but pelvic pain and heavy periods led to the discovery of two cancerous uterine polyps in June 2023. Hayley's world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a rare form of uterine cancer which typically affects women over 70. She was then told she would have an induced menopause and need a hysterectomy - preventing her from having any more children. Following her hysterectomy, Hayley - a former image consultant - returned home for a few weeks only to begin feeling unwell again.
Porizkova, 59, says women "don’t need a steady partner, just a desire to explore" their sexuality as they age.
The GOP vice presidential candidate envisioned a post-Roe v. Wade world where “George Soros sends a 747 to Columbus to load up disproportionately Black women” to get abortions out of state.
A new analysis suggests many studies provide flawed perspectives, making light to moderate drinkers look better than they really are.
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Multivitamins and supplements sold in Canada under various brand names are being recalled due to concern they could contain metal fibres.The brands include Equate, Kirkland Signature, Life, Natural Factors, Option+, VegiDay, Webber Naturals, Wellness by London Drugs and Wellquest, according to Health Canada.The full list can be found here.The products "may contain metal fibres which, if ingested, may cause injury to the digestive system," Health Canada said in a advisory published Friday."The ri
A group of 45 American doctors and nurses describe bloodshed in Gaza in an open letter to the White House, and demand immediate ceasefire.
RCMP say a dangerous synthetic opioid not found before on P.E.I. was recently seized during a drug bust in Stratford — underlining the concern that users "really don't know what they're getting."The seizure on May 28 included an envelope containing about 50 tablets."Health Canada identified the tablets as N-desethyl Isotonitazene/A-benzimidazole, a synthetic opioid said to be more potent than fentanyl," RCMP said in a news release. "Although N-desethyl Isotonitazene was reported in Nova Scotia e
A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information has found Ontario now has the lowest ratio of registered nurses in the country. Data shows the province's shortage continues to worsen, dropping to only 651 registered nurses per 100-thousand people. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for July 26, 2024.
The ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ alum showed off her swelling due to angioedema, a skin condition she was diagnosed with last year that she says is caused by stress
A Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
‘Call Emma out and remind her that you repeatedly said no,’ one user on Reddit writes
A new drug to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease is bringing renewed hope to patients battling the devastating diagnosis.
Sobriety coach Christy Osborne's perimenopause symptoms were masked by drinking
More than two dozen people have been hospitalized and two have died from a listeria outbreak linked to deli meat.
ROME, Ga. (AP) — The family of a 16-year-old girl who died at a Georgia youth detention center in 2022 are suing over her death, contending she was denied care that would have saved her life.
The trial began Thursday for the daughter of baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley, who is accused of abandoning her baby after giving birth in the woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night in 2022. Attorneys for Alexandra Eckersley, 27, said she didn't know she was pregnant, thought the child had died, and was suffering from substance use disorder and mental health issues. Alexandra Eckersley pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, reckless conduct, falsifying evidence and endangering the welfare of a child.
An effort is underway at Boston Children's Hospital to develop a treatment for a rare condition called alternating hemiplegia of childhood. But it will take a large fundraising effort to fund the research.
